The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 9.41.1

9.41.1

janamejaya uvāca |
vasiṣṭhasyāpavāho vai bhīmavegaḥ kathaṃ nu saḥ |
kimarthaṃ ca saricchreṣṭhā tamṛṣiṃ pratyavāhayat || 1 ||

Janamejaya said, "Why is the current of (the tirtha known by the name of) Vasishthapavaha so rapid? For what reason did the foremost of rivers bear away Vasishtha? What, O lord, was the cause of the dispute between Vasishtha and Vishvamitra? Questioned by me, O thou of great wisdom, tell me all this! I am never satiated with hearing thee!"